Chapter 444: Reverse Summoning Technique
Kakashi was essentially finished for a short time, which Ishiro had guessed. Having read the original story, he remembered that after Kakashi used his Mangekyō, he couldn't recover without resting for at least ten days to half a month. The only reason he had Koku keep an eye on him was to reassure the others.
Ishiro and his group descended, preparing to launch another attack.
Rasa also wanted to counterattack. As a long-range ninja himself, he was not used to only defending and never attacking. But it was impossible; Kakashi and the Fourth Raikage were of no use now, and Tsunade could only participate in the battle through her summon, Katsuyu. However, the last wave of attacks had told Rasa that a giant summon couldn't last long in this kind of battle.
Sure enough, facing the attack from Ishiro's group, Tsunade once again performed the Summoning Jutsu, having Katsuyu block in front of them. Just like last time, the summoned slug was again half the size of the previous one.
Seeing this, Ishiro, in the air, had a change of heart. It wouldn't be bad if they could just keep consuming Shikkotsu Forest's Katsuyu like this. No matter how large the main slug was, it couldn't withstand such consumption. A few dozen more waves, and perhaps Shikkotsu Forest would cease to exist!
Thinking of this, Ishiro shouted, "The power of the Mangekyō Sharingan is too great! Change targets to Hatake Kakashi! Let the Kazekage and Ryosuke go!"
He wanted to bypass the obstruction of Rasa's sand and attack Tsunade's slug directly, so he started to sow discord.
Rasa, on the ground, was indeed tempted when he heard this. However, he understood the principle of "if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold." If he retreated today, then after Tsunade, Kakashi, and the Raikage were dead, and Konoha and Kumo were crippled, his Sunagakure would be next.
So, Rasa immediately said to Ishiro in the sky, "Tsuchikage, put away your little tricks!"
Ishiro didn't speak, signaling everyone to prepare for the third wave of attacks.
Just at this moment, Tsunade suddenly said to Rasa and the others in a low voice, "Quick, get inside Katsuyu's body!"
Hearing this, a thought stirred in Rasa's mind. He immediately condensed a large amount of Gold Sand to form a thick barrier in front of them. His action looked just like his previous two defensive maneuvers.
As expected, Ishiro and his group didn't think much of it and continued to prepare their large-scale offensive ninjutsu.
Suddenly, Koku at the side said, "Not good, Lord Tsuchikage! They've entered the slug's body! They're going to run!"
Ishiro immediately reacted: "It's the Reverse Summoning Technique!"
But it was too late. It was impossible to change tactics and interfere now. At the very least, the thick wall of Gold Sand in front of them was not something that a conventional ninjutsu could easily break through.
A moment later, Tsunade successfully communicated with the main body of Katsuyu in Shikkotsu Forest.
Then, with a poof, the slug behind the Gold Sand wall, along with Tsunade and the others, directly vanished from Ishiro's Mind's Eye perception.
Ishiro's face was very grim. He had not expected Tsunade to actually bring people to Shikkotsu Forest. This was exposing her core secret. The situation in Shikkotsu Forest was something that only she in all of Konoha—or rather, the entire ninja world—knew. Other ninja had no chance of accessing it.
With a sigh, Ishiro said, "Everyone, stop. They've all been taken to Shikkotsu Forest."
Ōnoki and the others all stopped their movements.
At this moment, the Gold Sand that Rasa had left in the sky began to fall, no longer under anyone's control.
A thought stirred in Ishiro's mind. He stretched out his hand towards the sand: "Banshō Ten'in!"
He pulled the sky-full of Gold Sand that Rasa had left behind to his side.
Seeing this, Ōnoki sucked in a cold breath. "This? So much Gold Sand?"
Ikura was also exceptionally excited. "No wonder the Kazekage can mine his own ore and bear a large part of the village's expenses. I didn't feel it during the battle, but now I see, this is all money!"
Ishiro nodded. There was too much of it, and it was too strenuous for him to maintain with Banshō Ten'in, so he quickly formed a porcelain platform to hold it. But it still felt a bit strained. Seeing this, Ōnoki hurriedly came forward and applied the Light-Weight Rock Technique to the pile of Gold Sand on the platform.
Ishiro shifted his gaze from the Gold Sand, casting his Mind's Eye to the ground below. Tsunade and the others were very cautious; they hadn't left behind any blood or other such things. This was the difference between experienced ninja and a novice like Obito. Otherwise, Ishiro could have followed the vine to the melon and fought his way to Shikkotsu Forest. Of course, that was assuming he could win.
All the Kage knew that if possible, items containing a ninja's intelligence, like blood, could not be casually discarded.
Ōnoki asked, "Ishiro, what do you plan to do next?"
Ishiro was also pondering this question. Now that the Kage of three villages had all gone to Shikkotsu Forest, if he were to launch a surprise attack on their villages at this time, the success rate would be very high.
But he couldn't be the one to start this. Iwagakure also had things it needed to protect. If he attacked other villages today, then the Fourth Raikage and the others, who had become commanders without an army, would also directly attack Iwagakure. If that happened, the Five Great Shinobi Villages would sooner or later perish together.
So, Ishiro said, "Let's go back to the village. Everyone has consumed a lot today. Let's call it a day."
Ikura nodded. He had used his Five Elements Great Consecutive Bullets Technique three times in a row, and had also used many large-scale ninjutsu when besieging the Fourth Raikage. He didn't have much chakra left. Now, he was beginning to envy Ishiro. He had Sage Art. Under Sage Mode, casting jutsu of the same scale would always save some chakra. Unlike him, where every large-scale jutsu he cast cost him a solid amount of chakra.
Thus, Ishiro's group began to return to the village to rest and reorganize.
...
In the ninja world, in a dark underground location, Obito Uchiha finally woke up. He now felt it was difficult to even move a finger. His head was dizzy and heavy. He had only one thought: to sleep.
But he was, after all, not an ordinary person. He gathered his strength for a moment, then used all of it to say, "White Zetsu, transmit life force to me."
The Zetsu clone attached to his body hurriedly acknowledged, then quickly began to transmit.
Feeling the power coming from the Zetsu, Obito felt that his depleted body was finally being replenished a little. So, he closed his eyes and waited quietly.
After another while, he opened his eyes again.
He struggled to sit up from the ground and looked around. He found that he was still on the head of the Gedo Statue. At this time, his thoughts finally reconnected with those before he had fainted.
He wanted to use his Mangekyō to sense Yugito's condition, but he had no chakra. He couldn't even activate his Mangekyō. And his severely depleted body couldn't extract any chakra. He could only give up.
He said to the Zetsu clone, "What's the situation outside? Where are Black Zetsu and your main body?"
The clone attached to him said, "After you fainted, another battle seems to have broken out in the ninja world. Black Zetsu went to watch."
"My main body is below the Gedo Statue. He needs to use it to cultivate new clones."
Obito didn't speak. He was too tired now; just saying a few words required a long rest.
After another while, he said, "Have your main body come over. I need to know what happened outside."
The Zetsu clone acknowledged. Without knowing how he did it, the main White Zetsu body quickly appeared.
"Obito, you're awake? Your life force consumption is severe. You need to rest peacefully," the main body said.
"With the Gedo Statue and my clones, you will recover quickly. It's just that you won't be able to fight during this time."
Obito nodded slightly. "What happened outside? Why isn't Black Zetsu back yet?"
The main body said, "While you were unconscious, Yugito was subdued by the three great villages."
"Just, when the Raikage's party was returning, they were intercepted by the Tsuchikage. The outcome of the battle has not yet been scouted."
"The range of the battle was too large, and the Tsuchikage's sensory ability is too strong, so my clones didn't dare get too close. The intelligence we've scouted is somewhat delayed."
"So, Black Zetsu went to observe near the battlefield himself."
Obito said no more, closing his eyes to wait.
After a long time, Black Zetsu finally returned.
Seeing that Obito was already awake and waiting for him, he didn't waste any words and directly reported the intelligence he had gathered. "The Tsuchikage intercepted the Raikage's party on the coast of the Land of Hot Water."
"He and Ōnoki killed most of the Raikage's men on the spot. The Raikage escaped with the Two-Tails Jinchuriki."
"After that, the Tsuchikage led his men to hunt down the Raikage, following him deep into the Land of Hot Water."
"Unexpectedly, the people from Konoha and Suna hadn't left. The Hokage, Kakashi, the Kazekage, and Ryosuke returned and rescued the Raikage."
"But the Two-Tails Jinchuriki is dead."
Hearing this, Obito frowned but did not speak.
Black Zetsu continued, "In the end, the Three Kage Alliance side was no match for the Tsuchikage's group and was forced to flee to Shikkotsu Forest."
At this point, as if just remembering something, he said to Obito, "Obito, that other Sharingan you gave to Kakashi has also become a Mangekyō."
"In that battle, he also used its pupil technique."
"Your eye's ability is also a space-time ninjutsu. But it's long-range. It can transfer things within its line of sight to another dimension."
"Obito, should we retrieve that eye? That eye may be the weakness to your Kamui."
"And if you combine both eyes, you can make up for your tactical deficiencies and perhaps even strengthen the power of your individual pupil techniques."
"Most importantly, with both eyes combined, you can use the ultimate Uchiha pupil technique: Susanoo."
Obito did not respond. His eyes just flashed slightly.
After a while, he asked, "Which ninja did Iwagakure dispatch?"
Black Zetsu said, "Five Kage-level combatants: The Third Tsuchikage, the Fourth Tsuchikage, the two Jinchuriki, and Ikura."
"That's one more than when they attacked our base in Konoha."
Obito was silent for another moment, then said, "Black Zetsu, we need to recruit some subordinates. Otherwise, we will be too passive when facing Iwagakure."
Only then did Black Zetsu understand why he had asked how many people Iwa had dispatched.
It seemed he had been struck by the comparison. Obito, when faced with the siege of the three villages, could only flee in a wretched state. But Ishiro could fight them to the point where they had no choice but to hide in Shikkotsu Forest.
However, Black Zetsu was a little surprised. Obito had actually changed his ways. He seemed to have lost the arrogance he had when he had first awakened his Mangekyō.
Black Zetsu's feeling was correct. Obito's mentality had changed. Originally, he had never felt that there was anything wrong with being alone. He was able to launch the Nine-Tails' rampage by himself and indirectly kill the Fourth Hokage, who possessed the Flying Thunder God Technique. His mentality had become extremely inflated; he felt that there was no place in the world he could not go.
But after suffering repeated setbacks at Ishiro's hands, he had finally realized his own shortcomings.
Thinking about it carefully, Obito found that the only thing he could rely on was Kamui.
Without it, he had nothing.
(End of Chapter)
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